2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs New Zealand
{{date|April 20, 2007}}

[[w:Australian cricket team|Australia]] has defeated [[w:New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] by 215 runs in the penultimate game of the Super 8 phase in the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 Cricket World Cup]] at [[w:Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]], [[w:St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], [[w:Grenada|Grenada]].

'''Toss: '''Australia, who elected to bat first.

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] [[w:Australian cricket team|Australia innings]]}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Adam Gilchrist|Adam Gilchrist]]|status=c Gillespie b Franklin|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Matthew Hayden|Matthew Hayden]]|status=c & b Styris|runs=103|balls=100|4s=10|6s=2|strike_rate=103.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ricky Ponting|Ricky Ponting]]|status=c Taylor b Patel|runs=66|balls=70|4s=7|6s=0|strike_rate=94.28}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]]|status=b Franklin|runs=49|balls=46|4s=7|6s=0|strike_rate=106.52}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Hussey|Michael Hussey]]|status=c Styris b Franklin|runs=37|balls=44|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=84.09}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Andrew Symonds|Andrew Symonds]]|status=c Mason b Patel|runs=11|balls=16|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=68.75}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Shane Watson|Shane Watson]]|status=not out|runs=65|balls=32|4s=4|6s=4|strike_rate=203.12}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Brad Hogg|Brad Hogg]]|status=not out|runs=0|balls=0|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 1; w 5; nb 10)|runs=16|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''6 wickets'''; 50.0 overs)|runs='''348'''|balls=|4s=31|6s=6|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-7 (Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-144 (Ponting, 22.6 ov), 3-216 (Hayden, 32.4 ov), 4-233 (Clarke, 35.3 ov), 5-257 (Symonds, 40.1 ov), 6-334 (Hussey, 49.3 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' [[w:Nathan Bracken|Nathan Bracken]], [[w:Shaun Tait|Shaun Tait]], [[w:Glenn McGrath|Glenn McGrath]]

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Michael Mason|Michael Mason]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=0|econ=9.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:James Franklin|James Franklin]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=74|wickets=3|econ=9.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jeetan Patel|Jeetan Patel]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=48|wickets=2|econ=4.80}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Daniel Vettori|Daniel Vettori]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=60|wickets=0|econ=6.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Scott Styris|Scott Styris]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=50|wickets=1|econ=5.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|Mark Gillespie]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=67|wickets=0|econ=11.16}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Craig McMillan|Craig McMillan]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=21|wickets=0|econ=7.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[w:New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand innings]] (Target: 349 runs from 50 overs)}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Peter Fulton|Peter Fulton]]|status=b Hogg|runs=62|balls=72|4s=5|6s=0|strike_rate=86.11}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Stephen Fleming|Stephen Fleming]]|status=c Ponting b Tait|runs=12|balls=9|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=133.33}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ross Taylor|Ross Taylor]]|status=c Hussey b McGrath|runs=3|balls=6|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Scott Styris|Scott Styris]]|status=c Hayden b McGrath|runs=27|balls=22|4s=5|6s=0|strike_rate=122.72}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Craig McMillan|Craig McMillan]]|status=lbw b Tait|runs=1|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=20.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:James Franklin|James Franklin]]|status=b Watson|runs=6|balls=9|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=66.66}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Brendon McCullum|Brendon McCullum]]|status=c Hussey b Hogg|runs=7|balls=16|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=43.75}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Daniel Vettori|Daniel Vettori]]|status=c Symonds b Hogg|runs=4|balls=4|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=100.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|Mark Gillespie]]|status=c McGrath b Hogg|runs=2|balls=8|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=25.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Mason|Michael Mason]]|status=c Gilchrist b Tait|runs=0|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Jeetan Patel|Jeetan Patel]]|status=not out|runs=0|balls=1|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(w 7; nb 2)|runs=9|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 25.5 overs)|runs='''133'''|balls=|4s=12|6s=1|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-21 (Fleming, 3.3 ov), 2-29 (Taylor, 5.1 ov), 3-77 (Styris, 11.1 ov), 4-80 (McMillan, 12.3 ov), 5-89 (Franklin, 14.3 ov), 6-111 (McCullum, 19.3 ov), 7-117 (Vettori, 21.1 ov), 8-127 (Gillespie, 23.5 ov), 9-133 (Mason, 24.5 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] [[w:Australia national cricket team|Australia bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Nathan Bracken|Nathan Bracken]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=0|econ=6.75}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shaun Tait|Shaun Tait]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=3|econ=5.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Glenn McGrath|Glenn McGrath]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=25|wickets=2|econ=6.25}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Brad Hogg|Brad Hogg]]|overs=6.5|maiden=1|runs=29|wickets=4|econ=4.24}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shane Watson|Shane Watson]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=20|wickets=1|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Australia:''' [[w:Adam Gilchrist|A C Gilchrist]] (wkt), [[w:Matthew Hayden|M L Hayden]], [[w:Ricky Ponting|R T Ponting]] (capt), [[w:Michael Clarke (cricketer)|M J Clarke]], [[w:Andrew Symonds|A Symonds]], [[w:Michael Hussey|M E K Hussey]], [[w:Shane Watson|S R Watson]], [[w:Brad Hogg|G B Hogg]], [[w:Nathan Bracken|N W Bracken]], [[w:Shaun Tait|S W Tait]], [[w:Glenn McGrath|G D McGrath]]<br>
'''New Zealand:''' [[w:Peter Fulton|P G Fulton]], [[w:Stephen Fleming|S P Fleming]] (capt), [[w:Ross Taylor|R L Taylor]], [[w:Scott Styris|S B Styris]], [[w:Craig McMillan|C D McMillan]], [[w:Brendon McCullum|B B McCullum]] (wkt), [[w:Daniel Vettori|D L Vettori]], [[w:James Franklin|J E C Franklin]], [[w:Mark Gillespie (cricketer)|M R Gillespie]], [[w:Jeetan Patel|J S Patel]], [[w:Michael Mason|M J Mason]]

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:Matthew Hayden|M L Hayden]]

Umpires: [[w:Aleem Dar|Aleem Dar]] (Pakistan) and [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan)<br>
TV umpire: [[w:Billy Doctrove|B R Doctrove]] (West Indies)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Mike Procter|M J Procter]] (South Africa)<br>
Reserve umpire: [[w:Daryl Harper|D J Harper]] (Australia)<br>

== Sources ==
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Australia has defeated New Zealand by 215 runs in the penultimate game of the Super 8 phase in the 2007 Cricket World Cup at Queen's Park, St. George's, Grenada.

'Toss: 'Australia, who elected to bat first.


'Fall of wickets:' 1-7 (Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-144 (Ponting, 22.6 ov), 3-216 (Hayden, 32.4 ov), 4-233 (Clarke, 35.3 ov), 5-257 (Symonds, 40.1 ov), 6-334 (Hussey, 49.3 ov)

'Did not bat:' Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath

'Fall of wickets:' 1-21 (Fleming, 3.3 ov), 2-29 (Taylor, 5.1 ov), 3-77 (Styris, 11.1 ov), 4-80 (McMillan, 12.3 ov), 5-89 (Franklin, 14.3 ov), 6-111 (McCullum, 19.3 ov), 7-117 (Vettori, 21.1 ov), 8-127 (Gillespie, 23.5 ov), 9-133 (Mason, 24.5 ov)

'Australia:' A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath
'New Zealand:' P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, M R Gillespie, J S Patel, M J Mason

'Player of the match:' M L Hayden

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
TV umpire: B R Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire: D J Harper (Australia)
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